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Usb not detecting

May 10, 2005 5:08PM PDT

My desktop won't detect any usb device that we connect to it. I'm running XP and upon plgin' in a scanner, camera...anything the normal wizard does not pop up. Nothing. Tried force installing it with add new Hardware but same thing.
Device manager=o.k...clean. No exclamation mark or anything but device (i.e. scanner, camera..) not here!
Mmmm ??
If it had been disabled in the bios, then there would be an exclamation mark in Device Manager, right? But nothing..it's clean. Yet the system won't recognize anything you plug into it's USB ports.

Any ideas? thanks folks

Jim

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Given what information is in your post (not much)....
May 10, 2005 9:15PM PDT
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Take a look in Device Manager....
May 10, 2005 11:03PM PDT

for your USB Controllers, usually last on the list. If it's not there, whatever you plug in will not appear.

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Desktop won't detect any usb hardward
May 12, 2005 11:51AM PDT

Thank you.
That's a lead


Jim